Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂lek-

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European[edit]

Root[edit]

*h₂lek-[1]

  1. to protect

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂lek-‎ (18 c, 0 e)
  • *h₂lék-se-ti (se-present)
  • *h₂elk-éh₂-(ye)-ti (with schwebeablaut)
    • Proto-Germanic: *algōną
      • Proto-West Germanic: *algōn (see there for further descendants)
  • *h₂elk-s (“sacred place, sanctuary; idol”)
    • Proto-Germanic: *alhs (see there for further descendants)
  • Unsorted formations:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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